feigdarfugl

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• fægdafåggel (Nordmøre dialect)
• fægdføggel (Trøndelag dialect)

Etymology

From feigd (“death omen”) +‎ fugl (“bird”).

Noun

feigdarfugl m (definite singular feigdarfuglen, indefinite plural feigdarfuglar, definite plural feigdarfuglane)

1. (folklore) a bird which gives omen that somebody will die soon